Author: Huang Xiaoxi
Today we’re going to talk about a topic that many programmers care about, probably not just programmers, but most people on the Internet.
In the rapid development and rapid iteration of the Internet company, how to balance their work and life, so that I can find a sense of life in the balance between work and life.
This is an imminent problem for many Internet users, many of whom are overwhelmed by work and find it difficult to find the balance point, so they can not achieve their desired life state.
Some people in this process gradually lost themselves, lost the original pursuit of life. Light will lose morale, gradually sink, heavy may be completely overwhelmed by work, become a slave to work.
Of course, not all Internet people have this kind of pressure, but there are a few Internet companies that allow you to pursue true work-life balance, such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft and a host of other foreign companies.
Westerners pay more attention to life and balance, they attach more importance to family life, and work is only a small part of them. In fact, the same is true for Chinese people, but Chinese company culture is different, especially the culture of Internet companies, which gradually develop a culture of working overtime.
From the beginning, there were still some people who resisted, but later it gradually became a tradition, and the abnormal things became normal things, so people felt strange not to work overtime, maybe it was a regression of The Times.
However, we still have to say, take things as they come. If you can’t get used to the Internet environment in China, you may have to go to some relatively stable and comfortable enterprises to find the initial work-life balance. Of course, many people choose to go abroad, or go to some foreign companies, to achieve such a state.
In fact, I envy them very much. Who can achieve work/life balance. For them, after all. You can enjoy life better. Instead of working your ass off all day.
Of course, I am not saying that the culture of Domestic Internet companies is useless. In fact, the fundamental reason is that the development speed of Domestic Internet companies is very fast, and they need to constantly innovate and iterate to adapt to new products, new environment and new era.
In foreign countries, this kind of pressure will be relatively small. Therefore, every Internet company hopes to speed up efficiency by asking employees to work overtime. Although it is the boss’s intention in essence, employees themselves have formed a recognition over time that overtime is electricity and life and work cannot be balanced.
Especially in an enterprise like BAT, few people really expect work-life balance, which is really sad. But for those of us who are deeply involved in it, we should not only sigh at why the world is like this, but also think about how to deal with this situation.
In Ali, I experienced unprecedented working pressure, which I could not experience in my previous two internship experiences. The life of 996 is already relaxed, and sometimes it may be 9107 or 9106 if I work overtime. How can I say it? It does grow fast, but the pace can be overwhelming.
So how do you adjust yourself when you face stress? In fact, most of the people who can enter the big factory are very excellent. They also know that it is not easy for them to go all the way, and each section of their journey may not be easy. Therefore, after entering the big company, it is just another new test for them. They may soon get used to it, after all, there are always some bright spots in the best people.
For me, excellent may not be the right word for me, because I think I need to constantly strengthen myself. I still have a lot of deficiencies to make up for, so I feel more unprecedented pressure here. In addition to the responsibilities at work, we must understand our weaknesses to make up for them.
And that’s something I have to think about outside of work. The so-called work-life balance for me is how I manage my time, how I manage my life. If I usually finish work at 9:30, I will fall asleep at about 12 o ‘clock. These two hours are the only time for me to relax all day. How do I arrange them?
In fact, I didn’t get it in my head for the first month. I might just watch TV and play video games every day, but later I found that I had a lot of work to do, so I couldn’t waste my time like this. So I began to use the time to exercise, read classes and write articles.
Maybe it’s something I can do every night that’s slightly meaningful. Many people may not understand, such two hours of relaxation can be called life? I wish I had as much time for myself as I did, but the reality is that you want bear PAWS and relaxation, you want to change yourself quickly, and you want to stay in your comfort zone all the time.
So we have to get out there. To face more challenges, to explore the possibilities of myself, so I spend this time doing relatively more meaningful things.
When it comes to weekends, I am in a different state, which requires more planning. During this period of time, I also choose to go swimming, hang out with friends, or participate in some outdoor activities.
Of course, if not, I would choose to write articles at home and get published, or use the time to recharge my batteries and do things I want to do.
I used to have time to play games on weekends when I first joined the company, but now I don’t have such time. I can only take a break, listen to the radio and watch TV dramas, which is very satisfied for me.
Over the weekend, of course, I also hope to have more time can be controlled to, for example, I used the weekend to tidy the room, and then go to next week’s plan, every weekend I will make a brief plan, such as this weekend I’m going to write a few days, to be published many works, how to plan the development of the public issue of the next.
Besides, I’m going to see how my investments and finances are doing this week, and then MAYBE I can go to bed late on weekends and attend some classes that I’m interested in. So basically, NOW I am in a state of full load, and my rest time is from the time I leave work to the time I go to sleep every night.
Having said that, I would like to summarize the following points for achieving work-life balance
Number one: Organize your work. Try to plan your work out during the week and prioritize it so that you really know what you need to do during the week and can control it so that you can plan your work more properly and avoid it taking up too much of your time.
Number two: Think about what part of your life you want to balance. Does it really make sense? In fact, your life in the workplace is nothing more than to relax yourself, or improve yourself, and then relax yourself, not necessarily pure is to play games, or watch dramas and so on, you can also take some more gentle ways, for example, you can go to. Exercise, and then get better at your body.
Number three: When your job is seriously encroaching on your life, ask yourself if you really want this life and would it be better to quit? Many of us get bogged down in work and lose our lives. Then the body may slowly unbearable, or psychologically become very fragile, and then let their whole person in an unhealthy state. If this happens, be sure to take some time to think about it. Maybe you can take some annual leave to go out and see the world, and maybe you’ll let go.
Fourth point: if your life will also bring you, no less than the pressure of work, you must learn to divide their energy, may be how much time you need to spend on family and work, this aspect must learn to balance, family matters really more important than work. Don’t use work issues as an excuse to ignore your family responsibilities.
The above four points are my tips on how to balance your work and life on the Internet. I hope these tips will help you leave your job sooner rather than later. Anyway, at least make sure you have a happy life every day.
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Huang Xiaoxi, master of 985, is a Java engineer of Alibaba. She has rich experience and unique insights in self-learning programming, technical job hunting, Java learning and other aspects, hoping to help more programmers who want to engage in the Internet industry. The author focuses on the JAVA backend technology stack, and is keen to share the practical knowledge of programmers, learning experiences, job hunting tips, and self-taught programming and JAVA technology stack. Huang Xiaoxi is a slash youth, insist on learning and writing, believe in the power of lifelong learning, hope to make friends with more programmers, progress and growth together!
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